I became Hokage in Tokyo

Chapter 28-029 The Plan to Work

【Amanuma Spear】

【Golden Rope】

Seven Star Sword

[Banana Leaf Fan]

Amber Cleansing Bottle

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Looking at the glaring zeros on the price list, he realized that all the ninja gems he had wouldn't be enough to buy even one item, so he had no choice but to give up in disappointment.

After a simple lunch, I returned to my seat for a short rest before class started again.

After two afternoon classes, his stomach was empty and his head felt blank. He finally made it to the end of get out of class and planned to find a stall on the way home to fill his stomach. He also wanted to see if there was a place near his home where he could find a part-time job. He just didn't know if he could make it through that time.

As soon as he stepped out of the classroom, he was stopped by his instructor, Ichiro Kinjo, who was waiting at the door.

"Uchiha-kun, are you free right now? Could you please deliver something to room 501 in the club activity building for me?"

Uchiha Naruto still showed basic courtesy to the teacher; he was just running errands and took the file folder from Kinjo-sensei.

The student activity building is located behind the teaching building, across the sports field, and they stand in the distance.

When visiting club activities last week, Naruto Uchiha also came to the club building a few times. In addition to serving as a classroom for club activities, the cooking classroom and home economics and sewing classroom of Jinguji High School are also located in the club activity building.

After taking the elevator to the fifth floor, I arrived at the door of room 501. The room number was blank, and there was no indication of which organization or department it belonged to.

It's probably a room used by faculty, staff, or student organizations.

"Please come in."

Naruto Uchiha knocked on the door and heard a response from inside, so he pushed the door open and went in.

Inside the door was a spacious and bright activity room with exquisite and luxurious decorations. The floor was covered with a red cashmere carpet, there was a television covering half of the wall, a huge two-door refrigerator, a luxurious leather sofa, and a two-meter-high wooden bookshelf filled with all kinds of books.

It felt like I was in the student council office.

At the far end of the room, there was a huge mahogany desk. Behind the desk, a girl with long black hair stood by the window, her arms crossed in front of her chest, gazing at the playground and the teaching building.

Looking down from the window, you can see everything on the sports field, and the classroom lights in the opposite teaching building, whether bright or dim, are also clearly visible.

It was the time for school to let out, and the outside echoed with the lively sounds of boys and girls enthusiastically participating in club activities, cheering and shouting. The ensemble of recorders and oboes from the nearby wind band, mixed with the melodious piano music from further away, the music symbolizing youthful vitality, blew into the classroom along with the warm spring breeze, stirring the girls' hair.

Like a master who has finished inspecting her territory, the girl turned her gaze away from the sports field, her posture unchanged, her arms crossed in front of her chest, and looked at Uchiha Naruto with a stern gaze.

"Good afternoon, Uchiha-kun."

The girl with black hair had long, jet-black hair that reached her hips, delicate, fair skin, bright and expressive eyes, and thin lips like cherry blossoms. Her appearance was exceptionally beautiful and dignified.

She wore the same black uniform as other female students, with a red ribbon tied in a bow at the chest to indicate her student status. She wore a black pleated skirt and her long legs were encased in black over-the-knee stockings.

Naruto Uchiha's gaze swept over the girl's face, looking her up and down, then back up, finally settling on a look of realization.

"I remember your name is Hitotsubashi? I didn't realize we went to the same school. Did you not wear glasses or braids at school?"

Sensing the shift in Naruto Uchiha's gaze, the girl almost lost her imposing demeanor, her expression turning slightly flustered. She quickly regained her composure, her eyes sharp as she said:

"It seems that Uchiha-kun really can't forget me. That was my disguise outside of school. Also, my name isn't Hitotsubashi. I used a pseudonym at the izakaya. I'm Matsudaira Chiyo from Class 2-A."

"Oh, so you're a senior."

Although Uchiha Naruto used polite language, his tone was completely disrespectful and full of perfunctory manner.

Japan places great emphasis on seniority and hierarchy. In club activities, even mediocre and incompetent senior students can boss around outstanding freshmen, and even decide who qualifies for formal competitions based on seniority rather than ability.

If you apply this system to the real world, it becomes a seniority-based system. So what if a newcomer is outstanding in their work and has excellent abilities? Want a promotion? Just wait it out.

"These are documents that our class advisor, Mr. Jincheng, asked me to deliver to room 501. I've just left them on the table. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."

Naruto Uchiha clearly remembered that Matsudaira Chiyo was extremely aggressive and narcissistic when they were at the izakaya, but now she was acting like a spoiled young lady, politely addressing him as "Uchiha-kun." Her sudden change from arrogance to obsequiousness made Naruto feel that she was up to no good, so it was best to leave first.

"Uchiha Naruto, you've come all this way to deliver these documents to the event building, that must be hard work. Would you like a cup of tea or coffee?"

"No need."

Naruto Uchiha placed the file folder on the table and turned to leave.

"Uchiha-kun, you can leave today, but you don't want to come and deliver documents to me every day, do you?" Matsudaira Chiyo said with a sigh.

"What do you mean by this, senpai?" Uchiha Naruto stopped and turned around to ask.

"You don't think that Mr. Kinjo just randomly picked a student to deliver something to the activity building, do you? Actually, I specifically asked him to have Uchiha make the trip. Uchiha probably doesn't want to come and deliver something to me again tomorrow."

How could Kinjo, as a school teacher, listen to a female student? Even if Matsudaira Chiyo was the student council president, she wouldn't have that kind of authority.

As if she could read Uchiha Naruto's thoughts, Matsudaira Chiyo smiled reservedly:

"In modern society, the only legitimate ways to control others are through power, money, and love. My mother is the chairperson of the board of directors of this school, so if I occasionally make one or two requests that aren't too unreasonable, the teachers usually won't refuse."

"Can we sit down now and talk for a bit? Uchiha-kun, tea or coffee, please?"

"With such a big refrigerator, don't you have any carbonated drinks? I want a Coke, ice-cold."

Picking up the can of cola, which was covered in water droplets, and opening it, Uchiha Naruto gulped down half of it before saying without any politeness:

"So, what business does Miss Matsudaira have with a commoner like me? Is it to write a report on commoners?"

Deliberately emphasizing the words "young lady," Matsudaira Chiyo smiled nonchalantly at Uchiha Naruto's teasing, then tossed her long hair and said in a clear voice:

"I'm looking for Uchiha-kun because I want to ask him about what happened back then. How did I fall into the water? I couldn't see clearly from the lake, but it felt like something grabbed my foot and dragged me into the lake."

"I don't know either. I just saw you fall into the water and pulled you out. I didn't see anything in the lake. You said you were dragged into the water by something, maybe a crocodile or a python?"

Of course, Uchiha Naruto couldn't tell Matsudaira Chiyo that she was dragged into this by a demon, so he just made up a story.

"Uchiha-kun, please don't joke around. How could there be crocodiles or pythons in the artificial lake in Nakano Park?"

"That's hard to say. Isn't there a famous urban legend in the US about alligators in the sewers? In a big city like Tokyo, it's normal for people to keep alligators, pythons, green iguanas, and other reptiles as pets. It's also normal for them to put them in an artificial lake when they get too big to fit at home, isn't it?" Uchiha Naruto laughed.

Seeing Uchiha Naruto's joking manner, Matsudaira Chiyo frowned slightly, her gaze fixed on him.

"Over the weekend, I contacted the park management and they drained the artificial lake. There are no crocodiles, pythons, or even any large fish left."

Naruto Uchiha clicked his tongue in amazement. He thought to himself, "No wonder she's from a wealthy family. She can even do something like this. I thought only fishermen would do such a thing."

"If it wasn't a crocodile or a python, what else could it be? It couldn't have been a kappa or a water ghost, could it?"

"Uchiha-kun is getting more and more outrageous..." Matsudaira Chiyo looked Uchiha Naruto up and down with a suspicious gaze.

"Anyway, that's all I know. If you don't believe me, there's nothing I can do."

Naruto Uchiha picked up the remaining cola, drank it all in one gulp, and then prepared to get up and leave.

"Please wait a moment."

Matsudaira Chiyo said, "Repaying kindness is a family motto. Uchiha-kun, if you encounter any difficulties at Jinguji High School, you can come to me."

(End of this chapter)